Death toll climbs in Tijuana **** shootout
12 - 15 Dead
Published: April 26, 2008 at 3:41 PM
TIJUANA, Mexico, April 26 (UPI) -- A *** battle in the streets of Tijuana, Mexico, left as many as 15 members of rival **** gangs dead and eight wounded, authorities said Saturday.
The early-morning shootout in the city's Insurgentes neighborhood was one of the worst in recent violent history of the border city that has long been a hotbed of narcotics smuggling.
KPBS radio in neighboring San Diego reported from Tijuana that authorities had thrown up heavy security around the city's general hospital and morgue as bullet-riddled bodies were brought in. Some of the casualties were recovered from other areas of the city after they had been carried away from the scene by the survivors. The disappearance of bodies has made it difficult for police to confirm the death toll, but it is estimated at between 12 and 15.
